Chinese archaeologists have successfully preserved the only surviving “golden armour”, rumoured to have been worn in battle ...

That changed this month, when researchers in China unveiled a restored suit of gilded bronze armor from a royal tomb on the ...

Writers in the Tang period described “golden armor,” but archaeologists had not previously had a physical example to examine. That gap is what makes this restoration notable: the conservation work ...

Early 20th century photographs of the Chinese Tang Honglu Well Stele of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and its pavilion taken by ...

Chinese researchers restored the legendary Tang dynasty golden armor, confirming centuries-old descriptions from classical poetry.

Yinxu - known as the last capital of the Shang - is one of China’s most important archaeological sites, famous for oracle bone inscriptions and monumental burials. The new pits add another layer: not ...

From 2070BC to 256BC, the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties paved the way for Chinese society with Taoism, written language, music and more To understand Chinese culture, it is necessary to go back to the ...

Environmental phenomena and their consequences can disrupt social structures and destabilize political systems. An ...

The tombs, part of the Changchun Ruins in Fuping County, were excavated since August 2022 by the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology, the ...

Two thousand-year-old terra-cotta horses, mustachioed officers, and kneeling archers in suits of armor may be a familiar stand-in for ancient China, yet the sight of them continues to amaze. In “Age ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The Qing Dynasty was actually not Chinese in origin. They were Manchus who after establishing a state in Manchuria, were let into China through the Great Wall by a ...